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Mike Collins

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Matt Beall Limitless
Exploring Ancient Mysteries: Peru, Giants, and Lost Civilizations | Michael Collins #35

And I don't know that Pomos, it took me a long time to grasp that as I've been traveling the world, visiting all these places. Because when I walk up to a place, Being overwhelmed with the sight of it. Like going to a place like Teotihuacan and walking up on these pyramids and just being just, wow, marveling at how impressively massive these things are. But then realizing this is all recreated.

Matt Beall Limitless
Exploring Ancient Mysteries: Peru, Giants, and Lost Civilizations | Michael Collins #35

And I don't know that Pomos, it took me a long time to grasp that as I've been traveling the world, visiting all these places. Because when I walk up to a place, Being overwhelmed with the sight of it. Like going to a place like Teotihuacan and walking up on these pyramids and just being just, wow, marveling at how impressively massive these things are. But then realizing this is all recreated.

Matt Beall Limitless
Exploring Ancient Mysteries: Peru, Giants, and Lost Civilizations | Michael Collins #35

Or Chichen Itza, realizing this is all recreated. Or, you know, take your pick. And which is why when I get to a place, which is why I've so enjoyed focusing on places like Yangshan Quarry or Sacsayhuaman or, you know, these types of places.

Matt Beall Limitless
Exploring Ancient Mysteries: Peru, Giants, and Lost Civilizations | Michael Collins #35

Or Chichen Itza, realizing this is all recreated. Or, you know, take your pick. And which is why when I get to a place, which is why I've so enjoyed focusing on places like Yangshan Quarry or Sacsayhuaman or, you know, these types of places.

Matt Beall Limitless
Exploring Ancient Mysteries: Peru, Giants, and Lost Civilizations | Michael Collins #35

Or Chichen Itza, realizing this is all recreated. Or, you know, take your pick. And which is why when I get to a place, which is why I've so enjoyed focusing on places like Yangshan Quarry or Sacsayhuaman or, you know, these types of places.

Matt Beall Limitless
Exploring Ancient Mysteries: Peru, Giants, and Lost Civilizations | Michael Collins #35

Right.

Matt Beall Limitless
Exploring Ancient Mysteries: Peru, Giants, and Lost Civilizations | Michael Collins #35

Right.

Matt Beall Limitless
Exploring Ancient Mysteries: Peru, Giants, and Lost Civilizations | Michael Collins #35

Right.

Matt Beall Limitless
Exploring Ancient Mysteries: Peru, Giants, and Lost Civilizations | Michael Collins #35

But when you get to these places with megalithic construction, you know that this is the original state of the site. 100%, beyond a shadow of a doubt, this is what this looked like however long ago when it was made. Because this couldn't have been moved. No one's moved it. And we can't recreate that. So...

Matt Beall Limitless
Exploring Ancient Mysteries: Peru, Giants, and Lost Civilizations | Michael Collins #35

But when you get to these places with megalithic construction, you know that this is the original state of the site. 100%, beyond a shadow of a doubt, this is what this looked like however long ago when it was made. Because this couldn't have been moved. No one's moved it. And we can't recreate that. So...

Matt Beall Limitless
Exploring Ancient Mysteries: Peru, Giants, and Lost Civilizations | Michael Collins #35

But when you get to these places with megalithic construction, you know that this is the original state of the site. 100%, beyond a shadow of a doubt, this is what this looked like however long ago when it was made. Because this couldn't have been moved. No one's moved it. And we can't recreate that. So...

Matt Beall Limitless
Exploring Ancient Mysteries: Peru, Giants, and Lost Civilizations | Michael Collins #35

It makes it really difficult because you go around the world to places like the Great Wall and you go to the tourist areas, it's all redone. For the most part, you're not looking at anything original anymore. You go to places like... It's sad. It's sad to see. I go to Egypt and you look at the Sphinx. They're completely encasing the Sphinx in modern stone.

Matt Beall Limitless
Exploring Ancient Mysteries: Peru, Giants, and Lost Civilizations | Michael Collins #35

It makes it really difficult because you go around the world to places like the Great Wall and you go to the tourist areas, it's all redone. For the most part, you're not looking at anything original anymore. You go to places like... It's sad. It's sad to see. I go to Egypt and you look at the Sphinx. They're completely encasing the Sphinx in modern stone.

Matt Beall Limitless
Exploring Ancient Mysteries: Peru, Giants, and Lost Civilizations | Michael Collins #35

It makes it really difficult because you go around the world to places like the Great Wall and you go to the tourist areas, it's all redone. For the most part, you're not looking at anything original anymore. You go to places like... It's sad. It's sad to see. I go to Egypt and you look at the Sphinx. They're completely encasing the Sphinx in modern stone.

Matt Beall Limitless
Exploring Ancient Mysteries: Peru, Giants, and Lost Civilizations | Michael Collins #35

to the shape of the Sphinx, but they're covering it with modern stone. So I don't know how much longer it's gonna take for them to complete that, but the original shape and structure of the Sphinx will be gone. It's gonna be 100% gone when they finish, if they're not done.

Matt Beall Limitless
Exploring Ancient Mysteries: Peru, Giants, and Lost Civilizations | Michael Collins #35

to the shape of the Sphinx, but they're covering it with modern stone. So I don't know how much longer it's gonna take for them to complete that, but the original shape and structure of the Sphinx will be gone. It's gonna be 100% gone when they finish, if they're not done.

Matt Beall Limitless
Exploring Ancient Mysteries: Peru, Giants, and Lost Civilizations | Michael Collins #35

to the shape of the Sphinx, but they're covering it with modern stone. So I don't know how much longer it's gonna take for them to complete that, but the original shape and structure of the Sphinx will be gone. It's gonna be 100% gone when they finish, if they're not done.

Matt Beall Limitless
Exploring Ancient Mysteries: Peru, Giants, and Lost Civilizations | Michael Collins #35

Yeah, there's no way to know for 100% of fact that it was like that when it was originally built.

Matt Beall Limitless
Exploring Ancient Mysteries: Peru, Giants, and Lost Civilizations | Michael Collins #35

Yeah, there's no way to know for 100% of fact that it was like that when it was originally built.

Matt Beall Limitless
Exploring Ancient Mysteries: Peru, Giants, and Lost Civilizations | Michael Collins #35

Yeah, there's no way to know for 100% of fact that it was like that when it was originally built.